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Review: Hub Lawnapalooza (5-14-09) - The Cave Singers / Telekinesis / Hey Marseilles

HUB Lawnapalooza 2009

The University of Washington was treated with three great musical performances today on the lawn in front of the Husky Union Building. The event, fittingly named the HUB Lawnapalooza, drew quite an audience to support the three local acts Hey Marseilles, Telekinesis, and The Cave Singers. Sadly, due to a combination of issues in the lab and the crappy weather, I missed nearly all of Hey Marseilles. From what I heard, though, I thought they sounded quite nice.

The second set of the day was performed by Telekinesis. By the time the band had set up their instruments, the rain had actually stopped. While it was still a very grey Seattle afternoon, it was appreciatively dry. Originally just a one man band (Michael Benjamin Lerner), Telekinesis took the stage as a quartet in order to support a live act. As observed in the picture above, lead singer Lerner also plays the drums during shows. I have a lot of respect for singer/guitarists, but singer/drummer enters a whole other realm of greatness. Telekinesis started their set with "Foreign Room", one of the many upbeat, power-pop anthems off their eponymous debut LP. A full set list is below:

Telekinesis - Lawnapalooza set list (5-14-09)
Foreign Room
Imaginary Friend
Tokyo
Great Lakes
Awkward Kisser
Calling All Doctors
Cover (couldn't place what song this was)
Coasts of Carolina
One Step Forward
All of a Sudden

Strangely enough, with the opening verse of the band's last song, Telekinesis magically called upon the graces of Mother Nature - as the lyrics "All of a sudden it's summertime" were uttered, the clouds broke and the sun beamed down upon all. Luckily local UW radio station RainyDawg Radio had distributed 80's style sunglasses prior to the show, helping to shield our surprised eyes.

The last set was owned by The Cave Singers, who promised us all a great show before taking the stage. Playing heavily off their new album due out this August (which I was informed after the show will be entitled Welcome Joy), the band played nearly an identical set list as their previous Crocodile show. I will say that every time I hear their new songs live, they seem to sound better than the time before: I think Welcom Joy is going to be one sweet record. Oldies-but-goodies from Invitation Songs included "Helen," "New Monuments," "Seeds of the Night," and of course, "Dancing On Our Graves." Sadly, about a minute into the set closing "Graves," a power outage cut the song abruptly short. When the band failed to fix the problem, the concert ended without the finale of the song. Oh well, the rest of the show was amazing. Big props to Kirk Heynen and the SAUF for putting such an ambitious line-up together. The show was fantastic, and those in attendance were all smiles.

Finally, just a friendly reminder: later this month the ASUW Arts & Entertainment will be putting together another kickass show on the HUB lawn. Friday May 29, Ra Ra Riot and Built to Spill will be rocking out for UW from 3:00 - 7:00 pm. Again, this will be a free show. Unfortunately I can't make this one, but it's bound to be another winner.

UW HUB Lawnapalooza 2009

The Cave Singers, Hey Marseilles, Telekinesis

Attention all you Huskies, this year's sixth annual HUB Lawnapalooza is a must see show! Beginning at 11:oo am this Thursday (May 14) on the lawn in front of the Husky Union Building, local musical acts Telekinesis, veteran Lawnapaloozers Hey Marseilles, and headliners The Cave Singers will be taking the stage. For those of you unfamiliar with Lawnapalooza, it's a once-a-year event which promotes the Student Activities Office. Originally having more of a carnival atmosphere (complete with inflatables and rides), the event planners have funneled more money towards bettering the musical acts. The show is free - well, technically we paid for it through our student activity fees - so there's no excuse to miss it. Being a grad student myself, I'll definitely head over for an extended lunch break. Bring your rain jackets, though, since it's supposed to rain all day...

HUB Lawnapalooza :: 11:00 am - 3:30 pm :: UW HUB Lawn

1. Frisbee Spin-Art
2. Button-making
3. Service Opportunities Fair
4. Volleyball and other field activities
5. Sunglasses Giveaways
6. Food Vendors - Shishkaberrys & Dante's Inferno Dogs
7. Slush Puppies from the HUB Newsstand
8. Live Music hopefully in the nice sunshine!
9. and lots more...

Not Everyone Is A Wavves Fan: See Juavves

Wavves - Love 'em or Hate 'em

Someone with a great sense of humor has created a Mexican spoof on Nathan Williams's lo-fi surfer punk outfit Wavves. The band calls themselves Juavves, and you can listen to their cover of "So Bored" at their MySpace page, entitled "Muy Aburrido." Classic... Also, Juavves takes many jabs at the California sensation:

About Juavves
I like hip hop, weed, surfing, weed, goths, weed, weed, skateboards(even though I don't know how to skate), weed, punk rock, weed, garage band, weed, weed, 420, weed, goths, burritos, california, weed, and weed

Sounds Like
if you were to like smoke weed then go surf and like while you're on top of a sick wavve you were to take a sick bong rip and smoke more weed.

Speaking of Wavves, they'll be playing on campus at the University of Washington this Friday (April 24 at 7:00pm). The show will be held in the North Huskey Den in the Husky Union Building (HUB) - a map can be accessed here. Wavves will be accompanied by Brooklyn's Crystal Stilts, as well as local acts Idle Times and AFCGT.

The University of Washington's Campus Radio station RainyDawg Radio is celebrating its sixth birthday, and will be hosting this show.

Tickets are $6 will a valid UW student ID available in the HUB ticket Office. General Admission tickets are available via Tickets West for $10.